Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

2 reviews

donatio's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I did enjoy Black's writing as always but the characters did not draw me in like Jude and Cardan did. I was intrigued by their personalities but in the end there was too much of the not telling someone, a trope I think is overused by now, and I was confused by the romance.

Suren and Oak were neither together nor only friends yet they did not say a word about it, like? And why are the love interests always taller than the protagonists? I am kind of tired of it.</spoiler >
It was a nice read and I will continue the story but it cannot compare to Jude's story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Torture, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Gore, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, and Physical abuse

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Violence, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, War, Body horror, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Grief